SMM Statistics on Steel Mills’ Blast Furnace Overhauls

Refined cobalt prices have been on the decline recently, but the profit of refined cobalt performed best of various cobalt products.

China produced 93,776 mt of iron phosphate in November, down 2% from November.

SHANGHAI, Sep 7 (SMM) – According to SMM survey, the average operating rate of blast furnaces of steel mills rose 0.15 percentage point from a week ago to 94.5% as of September 7.

SHANGHAI, Sep 5 (SMM) - Chile's Cochilco said last Friday that Codelco's copper production fell 6.5% to 128,000 mt in July.

According to the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's zinc output in July stood at 522,000 mt, down 7.1% month-on-month.

The production increment of LFP power battery constantly outperforms ternary power battery

SHANGHAI, Aug 17 (SMM) - On August 15, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology and the State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company jointly issued the Emergency Notice on Expanding the Scope of Cutting Off Electricity Supply to Industrial Enterprises in Favour of Residents.

According to the statistics the Zambia Chamber of Mines released on August 2, Zambia's copper production fell 7.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2022 to 364,089 mt.

SHANGHAI, July 12 (SMM) – On the supply side, the total output of CAMs (cathode active materials) increased palpably in June.

SHANGHAI, Jun 13 (SMM) - China produced 55,000 mt of precursor of cathode active materials (PCAM) in May, up 4% MoM.